Everything The Rings of Power revisits from the Lord of the Rings trilogy

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By Prabhat Jani Sept 2022

Galadriel

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Elrond

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Sauron

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Khazad-dûm

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Sailing west to the Undying Lands

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Harfoots

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Orcs

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